Seed-potato cutter



-octyzl 1924. 1,512,055

'E. ROSENTHAL SEED POTATO CUTTER Filed June 4. 1924 Patented Oct. 21, 1924.

UNITED STATES ERNEST ROSENTHAL, OF HAMBURG, EOVIA.

SEED-O'EATO CUTTER.

Application led June ft, 1924.

- To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatl I, ERNEST llosENTHAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamburg, in the county of Fremont and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seed-Potato Cutters, of which the following is a specifi-v cation.

rlhis invention relates to new and useful improvements in seed potato cutters, and has for its principal object to proviile a simple and efficient means for cutting potatoes, which are to be used for planting purposes.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a seed potato cutter of the above mentioned character, wherein a swinging lever is employed for bringing the potato into engagement with the cutting edges of the knife, whereby the potato may be cnt up into predetermined portions.

A further object of the invention is to provide aseed potato cutter of the above men tioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable., and further well adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

ln the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals designate like parts throughN out the same:

The ligure represents a perspective view of my improved seed potato cutter.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l designates generally the frame of my improved seed potato cutter, and the same comprises the longitudinally extending spaced side members 2 and l respectively. Extending transversely between the side members and secured thereto by means of the securing bolts 4l, are the transversely extending cross bars 5 and 6 respectively. These cross bars are preferably arranged in 'the intermediate portions of the side members and are spaced from each other in the manner as clearly illustrated in the drawing.

Supported in suitable recesses 7 and 8 respectively7 provided in the inner opposed faces of the side members, and spaced equidistant from the cross bars 5 and 6 respectively, is a transversely extending cutter Serial N0. 717,764.

knife or blade 9. r-"i longitudinally extending cutter blade fr0 has its ends supported in suitable recesses l1 provided on the inner opposed faces of the cross bars, intermediate the ends thereof, and the longitudinalld extending cutter blade l0 is adapted to intersect the transversely extending cutte' blades, in any suitable manner, such as is well known in the art.

The cutting edges of the transversely and longitudinally mounted cutter blades, are in substantially the same plane as the upper faces of the side members and the cross bars respectively.

Pivot-ally supported between the side members 2 and 3 respectively, and adjacent one of the cross bars, by means of the transversely extending rod l2, the ends of which are supported in the looped portion] 13 of suit-able bolts lll, which extend upwardly through the side members, is the swinging levers l5. The ends of the rods l2 are provided with enlarged heads for preventing the displacement of the same, from engagement with the portion 13 of the bolt 1d. A block 17 is carried by the pivoted end of the lever l5 and is adapted for swinging movement between the side members and the cross bar 6, in the manner as is obvious from the construction as shown in the drawing. This block 17 will prevent any lateral movement of the pivoted end of the lever l5 between the side members.

The lever 15 is of al suitable width and termiuates at its; forward end in the reduced portion 18, whereby a` handle is provided, for actuating' the same, in the manner to be presently described.

In operation, a potato is placed on the stationary frame l, in such a manner as to rest on the cutting edges of the cutting knives 9 and l0 respectively, and the free end of the lever l5 then actua-ted to cause the lever l5 `to engage the potato and move the same into engagei'nent with the cutting edges of the knives, whereby the knives will pass through the potato cutting the same up, into predetermined portions, and in the present instance, the knives are so arranged as to quarter the potatoes. The cut portions of the potatoes will pass through the openings formed by the arrangement of the cutter blades, and may then be planted in the ground.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description that aseed potato cutter has been previded, which is simple in construction," inexpensive, strong end durable, and lfurther will be saved in cutting seed; potatoes for planting purposes, by using a deviee of the character above described, and the potato cutter will furthermore be positive and efcient in its use. v l y lWhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of in v invention, it is to? be understood that various changes in the size,"shape and arrangement ofi parts may be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit o' the inventionl and the scope of the appended Claim. y

Having thus described'my invention,'what` l claim is:

A potato cutter comprising parallelopip'ed side mernbers, pareilelopiped' cross bars inter'posed'betiveen the side members and hold- ,ose

in?? tie" sidernenibers in' parallel relation,

tb the upper edges oit'ibe side. members and the cross bars lying' in the same plane, the seid side members and cross bars being` provided at their inner sides with recesses, knife blades arranged in cruci'llorm relation and having their end portionsreceived in the recesses, a rod disposed ti"ansversely across the side members and bridging the space between thein, U-bolts passing `through the side ineinbers and engaging overthe end portions of the rod, a liever pivoted upon the'interi'nediete portion of the. rod and adaptedtol sivint; over the knife blade and a block fixed s to the lever and lim/*ingrits ends in4 Close proximity nit-h the inner surfaces of the side members and adapted to lie between theside members and beyond the l.cross bers'vvhen the lever is disposed to'ivard the knife bladel-` l ln testimony whereof' l aiix my signature'.

ERNEST Rossini-ian 

